For anyone who does not know, Dan john is a lifting and throws coach, he is also one of my favorite strength training authors!
he has a great no nonsense no bullshit approach,
One of the major factors in anyones training is the ability to RECOVER, and in my experience as a fitness professional the single most neglected aspect of most peoples training, especially those new to training,
I have lost count of the amount of young guys who have come to me in order to bulk up and want to train five days per week! how the hell do you expect to grow if you are always in the gym or playing sports?
I have had guys train with me where we focus on a whole body approach using the big basic movements ie squats or deadlifts then a vertical push and vertical pull or horizontal pull horizontal push three days on four days off eat well sleep well & GROW!
only to find out that after the session there was no time to eat and the next day they played basketball for four hours or gone on to do two hours rugby training the very next day instead of resting!
now we are talking about sixteen to eighteen year olds here that basically are metabolic furnaces how the hell are you going to gain mass that way? all they ever focus on is the body of work, the amount of activity. never how to factor in the right amount of recovery time to allow their body to adapt and come back stronger for the following sessions,
Diet and recovery are just as important if not more so than the training itself because without these two in place all your hard work and effort is not going to amount to much trust me!
This being said read the above article it is a great companion to coach Nicks ten nutritional commandments,
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! the more you know, the more you learn, the more you understand, the greater your returns will be!
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